Table 2

Number of observed deaths and standardised mortality ratios (SMRs) with 95% confidence intervals among male German Carbon Black workers between 1976 and 1998 by cause of death

Cause of death	ICD-9	Deaths	Expected	SMR	95% CI
*Includes seven additional deaths with unknown cause of death.
All causes*	1–999	332	275.5	120	108–134
Infectious and parasitic diseases	1–139	4	0.5	840	229–2152
Cancer
Lip, oral cavity, or pharynx	140–149	2	3.1	65	8–233
Digestive organs or peritoneum	150–159	25	25.7	97	63–144
Oesophagus	150	3	2.5	121	25–354
Stomach	151	5	6.6	76	25–177
Colon	153	7	5.9	119	48–245
Rectum	154	2	3.3	61	7–221
Liver and intrahepatic bile ducts	155	3	1.1	271	56–791
Pancreas	157	5	3.8	130	42–304
Respiratory and intrathoracic organs	160–165	51	25.0	204	152–268
Larynx	161	0	1.3	0	0–282
Trachea or bronchus or lung	162	50	23.0	218	161–287
Pleura	163	0	0.5	0	0–714
Thymus, heart, and mediastinum	164	1	0.1	827	21–4608
Bone, connective tissue, skin	170–175	2	1.7	116	14–420
Male genitourinary organs	185–189	8	11.3	71	31–140
Prostate	185	4	5.4	74	20–189
Bladder	188	1	2.6	38	1–213
Kidney/other/unspecified urinary organs	189	3	2.9	104	22–305
Cancer of other and unspecified sites	190–199	8	6.5	122	53–241
Lymphatic and haematoipoietic tissue	200–208	4	5.0	79	22–203
Lymphatic system	200–203	2	2.8	72	9–259
Leukaemia	204–208	2	2.3	88	11–320
Other neoplasms	210–239	5	2.1	239	78–558
Diabetes mellitus	250	3	4.1	73	15–213
Mental disorders	290–319	1	4.8	21	1–117
Nervous system and sense organs	320–389	2	3.8	53	6–191
Hypertensive disease	401–405	2	2.6	76	9–275
Heart diseases	410–429	103	81.7	126	103–153
Ischaemic heart disease	410–414	75	59.9	125	98–157
Other heart diseases	415–429	28	21.8	129	85–186
Cerebrovascular disease	430–438	24	20.7	116	74–173
Disease of the respiratory system	466, 480–519	18	15.8	114	68–180
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	490–496	17	10.8	158	92–253
Pneumoconiosis and other lung diseases	500–508	1	0.7	153	4–853
Disease of the digestive system	520–579	24	19.1	126	81–187
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis	571	14	12.5	112	61–187
Injury and poisoning	800–999	20	20.3	99	60–152